“I love him; I think he’s great,” said student Joseph Fataruso, 19. “You know, if I was even in the same area as him I’d be honored, and the fact that his name is Francis, and this is St. Francis College, it’s just a perfect thing.”

“I said that I hope he comes down to Brooklyn since he’s most likely going to come to New York anyway, and if he was to visit anywhere, it should be St. Francis College,” added freshman Nicholas Santana, 18.

All the students writing were very optimistic that the pope would eventually visit.